CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Bajramspahic, Mensur |
|---|---|
| Title | Refurbishing Montenegrin Anti-Corruption Institutional Framework: The Promise of an Independent Regulatory Agency |
| Summary | Following the reinstitution of its independence in 2006, the political elites in Montenegro undertook as its primary goal the improvement of social, economic and political life of the country. With Croatia recently taking its rightful place in the European Union, Montenegro has assumed the role of a primary candidate for the accession and an example for the Balkan region. Such remarks, however, stem largely from the internal stability in the country, especially in regard to the status of minorities. The high level of corruption in the country, especially on political level, represents the greatest obstacle in the accession process. It suffices to say that not as much as one member of Montenegrin political elite has ever been convicted for corruption. Naturally, current institutional framework and prospects for its reform have not been analyzed in the light of the current political context. To that end, the analysis looks into the literature on the delegation of independent regulatory agencies with the aim of identifying the arrangements that ensure effective institutions. Against the backdrops of the apparent lack of political will and the evident inefficient institutional framework, the literature on formal, de-facto independence and credible commitments is consulted. The analysis does not expand the literature; rather, the only theoretical contribution made here is in its application. Upon examining the reports on corruption made by relevant international actors, the analysis shifts to the current political context in Montenegro. The most recent political controversy is recounted predominantly through newspaper articles, primarily because its proceedings and implications have not yet been systematically observed. The criteria extracted from the literature is then implicitly used to analyze the two most prominent and most budgeted institutions tasked with addressing political corruption, the Directorate for Anti-Corruption Initiative and the State Electoral Commission. Granted, not all of the institutions tasked with curbing corruption have been the subject of analysis. The current institutional framework in the relevant field is burdened by an excessive abundance of actors that have overlapping, yet weak mandates, poor resources and no tangible activities or results achieved . A detailed look into all these actors far surpasses both the limits and the ambition of this paper. The analysis concludes with a brief development of institutional reform scenarios. These are used to further contextualize the proposed approach to the reforms, the centralization of institutional framework, discussed lastly as the third scenario. |
| Supervisor | Batory, Agnes |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/bajramspahic_mensur.pdf |
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